Alfred Russel Wallace
1823 - 1913
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Biography
Alfred Russel Wallace was a British naturalist, explorer, and biologist who independently developed the theory of evolution through natural selection, co-publishing a paper on the subject with Charles Darwin in 1858. Known for his extensive fieldwork and studies of the natural world, Wallace made significant contributions to the fields of biogeography and evolutionary biology. His work on the Malay Archipelago and the Amazon rainforest provided crucial insights into the diversity of species and the mechanisms of evolution.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Every individual, if it can, in its own way, protect itself from its enemies or procure food by its own exertions, shows a property almost identical with volition.
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For those who hold that life is intelligently designed, it is essential to see that the struggles and sufferings of animals are part of the design.
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The most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mystical. It is the power of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead.
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Man in the past acted in the belief that he was monarchical; he formulated his laws so as to be consistent with this conception; and the ethical sense was so far developed as to make him considerate to his own subjects, and even moderately friendly to some of his equals.
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The human mind has evolved to the point where it can grasp the basic laws of the universe. It perceives the interconnections between various phenomena and is able to reason and evaluate evidence.